quaaltaghn.

Brit.

/ˈkwɑːltəx/,

/ˈkwɑːltək/, U.S.

/ˈkwɑltək/, Manx English

/ˈkweɪ(ə)ltəx/,

/ˈkwɒltək/

Forms: 1800s– quaaltagh, 1800s– qualtagh.

Origin: A borrowing from Manx. Etymon: Manx quaaltagh.

Etymology: < Manx quaaltagh, qualtagh the first person one meets after leaving the house, the first person one meets on New Year's Day, literally ‘someone who meets or is met’ < quaail meeting, also action of meeting (cognate with Scottish Gaelic còmhdhail , Irish comhdháil ; Early Irish comdál < com- co- prefix + dál meeting, assemby, court (see Dail Eireann n.)) + -agh, suffix forming adjectives and also nouns expressing belonging, with insertion of -t-, perhaps by association with an unattested reflex of Early Irish comaltae foster-brother, companion (Irish comhalta). Compare Scottish Gaelic còmhdhalaiche, còmhalaiche someone who meets, someone who is met, deagh-chòmhalaiche someone who it is lucky to meet, droch-chòmhalaiche someone who it is unlucky to meet.

Manx English.

1. The practice or custom of going in a group from door to door at Christmas or New Year, typically making a request for food or other gifts in the form of a song. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > festivities associated with Christmas

yulea900

wassailing1742

réveillon1766

junkanoo1825

quaaltagh1835

1835 A. Cregeen Dict. Manks Lang. 132/2 A company of young lads or men, generally went in old times on what they termed the Qualtagh, at Christmas or New Year's Day to the house of their more wealthy neighbours.

1845 J. Train Hist. & Statist. Acct. Isle of Man II. 114 Until at the Quaaltagh again we appear To wish you, as now, all a happy New Year.

1891 Notes & Queries 3 Jan. 4/1 The actors in the Quaaltagh do not assume fantastic habiliments, like the mummers of England or the Guiscards of Scotland.

1996 R. Hutton Stations of Sun vi. 67 The Isle of Man had its equivalent, the ‘Quaaltagh’, with a standard song.

2. The first person to enter a house on New Year's Day; = first foot n. 1. Also: the first person one meets after leaving home, esp. on a special occasion.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > visit > visitor > [noun] > at New Year

first foot1792

first-footer1842

quaaltagh1845

1845 J. Train Hist. & Statist. Acct. Isle of Man II. 115 A light-haired male or female is deemed unlucky to be a first-foot or quaaltagh on New Year's morning.

1891 A. W. Moore Folk-lore Isle of Man 103 It was considered fortunate if the qualtagh were a person..of dark complexion.

1894 H. Caine Manxman 59 I should be first-foot here, only I'm no use as a qualtagh.

1940 Folk-lore 51 179 The quaaltagh proper..was the first visitor to the house after midnight on the last day of the year: i.e. the first visitor on the New Year's Day.

2000 S. Harrison & Y. Cresswell in J. Belcham New Hist. Isle Man V. 356 Some traditions have been maintained almost in their entirety. Most households would feel uneasy without a qualtagh, or ‘first-footer’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quaaltagh
释义	quaaltaghn. Brit. /ˈkwɑːltəx/, /ˈkwɑːltək/, U.S. /ˈkwɑltək/, Manx English /ˈkweɪ(ə)ltəx/, /ˈkwɒltək/ Forms: 1800s– quaaltagh, 1800s– qualtagh. Origin: A borrowing from Manx. Etymon: Manx quaaltagh. Etymology: < Manx quaaltagh, qualtagh the first person one meets after leaving the house, the first person one meets on New Year's Day, literally ‘someone who meets or is met’ < quaail meeting, also action of meeting (cognate with Scottish Gaelic còmhdhail , Irish comhdháil ; Early Irish comdál < com- co- prefix + dál meeting, assemby, court (see Dail Eireann n.)) + -agh, suffix forming adjectives and also nouns expressing belonging, with insertion of -t-, perhaps by association with an unattested reflex of Early Irish comaltae foster-brother, companion (Irish comhalta). Compare Scottish Gaelic còmhdhalaiche, còmhalaiche someone who meets, someone who is met, deagh-chòmhalaiche someone who it is lucky to meet, droch-chòmhalaiche someone who it is unlucky to meet. Manx English. 1. The practice or custom of going in a group from door to door at Christmas or New Year, typically making a request for food or other gifts in the form of a song. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > festivities associated with Christmas yulea900 wassailing1742 réveillon1766 junkanoo1825 quaaltagh1835 1835 A. Cregeen Dict. Manks Lang. 132/2 A company of young lads or men, generally went in old times on what they termed the Qualtagh, at Christmas or New Year's Day to the house of their more wealthy neighbours. 1845 J. Train Hist. & Statist. Acct. Isle of Man II. 114 Until at the Quaaltagh again we appear To wish you, as now, all a happy New Year. 1891 Notes & Queries 3 Jan. 4/1 The actors in the Quaaltagh do not assume fantastic habiliments, like the mummers of England or the Guiscards of Scotland. 1996 R. Hutton Stations of Sun vi. 67 The Isle of Man had its equivalent, the ‘Quaaltagh’, with a standard song. 2. The first person to enter a house on New Year's Day; = first foot n. 1. Also: the first person one meets after leaving home, esp. on a special occasion. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > visit > visitor > [noun] > at New Year first foot1792 first-footer1842 quaaltagh1845 1845 J. Train Hist. & Statist. Acct. Isle of Man II. 115 A light-haired male or female is deemed unlucky to be a first-foot or quaaltagh on New Year's morning. 1891 A. W. Moore Folk-lore Isle of Man 103 It was considered fortunate if the qualtagh were a person..of dark complexion. 1894 H. Caine Manxman 59 I should be first-foot here, only I'm no use as a qualtagh. 1940 Folk-lore 51 179 The quaaltagh proper..was the first visitor to the house after midnight on the last day of the year: i.e. the first visitor on the New Year's Day. 2000 S. Harrison & Y. Cresswell in J. Belcham New Hist. Isle Man V. 356 Some traditions have been maintained almost in their entirety. Most households would feel uneasy without a qualtagh, or ‘first-footer’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1835
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